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The hosts file is used by an Operating System to map hostnames to IP addresses.
Among what it can do for you, is block unwanted connections by adding addresses of known ad network and Spyware sites into your hosts file and mapping the domain names to 127.0.0.1. This action points back the undesirable sites to your own machine, blocking these sites from reaching you.

There are benefits to having the Hosts file. It can make your browsing speed better, as you no longer have to wait while you download ads from their websites, and, your browsing is more secure, as you are not reaching known dubious or malicious sites.

On the Event Log Errors...

This area is not one to which I have a handle, so, please post the results of the Addition.txt in the following forum, for expert assistance.
Just attach the Addition.txt to your post, and request assistance with the Event Log Errors:https://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-and-support/

On the malware/virus issues...

Reviewed both reports, and do not see a virus. You have already run MBAM with no detections.
If you wish, you can follow Sugarcake18's post, run the program suggested, and provide the results. If anything is found, we'll take it from there.

Hi Doreen ... Got your Message you where very unclear about the issues you are having except that you might have a Virus ... You will get great support in that area from CottonBall ... What other issues you are having could you Please start a New Thread that way you would receive the best Help ....

Hi Maxie...

Right now I honestly don't know what's wrong with this now...but when we finished up with the clean install I noticed that I don't have anything "Microsoft" on here...but once I get this fixed I'm coming back to my post with you...unless you want me to start all over...and I wouldn't know where to post it...ugh

Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK2555GSX Antivirus Panda Free Antivirus Browser I'm a new FireFox Browser user~ Other Info Do Not Mess With Your Computer~
Unless You Know What You're Doing~
Unlike Me~I Had No Clue At All~I Thought I Did~
Do Not Mess With Your Computer~

The hosts file is used by an Operating System to map hostnames to IP addresses.
Among what it can do for you, is block unwanted connections by adding addresses of known ad network and Spyware sites into your hosts file and mapping the domain names to 127.0.0.1. This action points back the undesirable sites to your own machine, blocking these sites from reaching you.

There are benefits to having the Hosts file. It can make your browsing speed better, as you no longer have to wait while you download ads from their websites, and, your browsing is more secure, as you are not reaching known dubious or malicious sites.

On the Event Log Errors...

This area is not one to which I have a handle, so, please post the results of the Addition.txt in the following forum, for expert assistance.
Just attach the Addition.txt to your post, and request assistance with the Event Log Errors:https://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-and-support/

On the malware/virus issues...

Reviewed both reports, and do not see a virus. You have already run MBAM with no detections.
If you wish, you can follow Sugarcake18's post, run the program suggested, and provide the results. If anything is found, we'll take it from there.

Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK2555GSX Antivirus Panda Free Antivirus Browser I'm a new FireFox Browser user~ Other Info Do Not Mess With Your Computer~
Unless You Know What You're Doing~
Unlike Me~I Had No Clue At All~I Thought I Did~
Do Not Mess With Your Computer~

Reviewed both reports, and do not see a virus. You have already run MBAM with no detections.
If you wish, you can follow Sugarcake18's post, run the program suggested, and provide the results. If anything is found, we'll take it from there.

Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK2555GSX Antivirus Panda Free Antivirus Browser I'm a new FireFox Browser user~ Other Info Do Not Mess With Your Computer~
Unless You Know What You're Doing~
Unlike Me~I Had No Clue At All~I Thought I Did~
Do Not Mess With Your Computer~

Your old Post is still open :) I thought you had Office on a Disc ... Make sure you follow Cottonball suggestions though as he knows every thing there is to know about Viruses ...

My daughter has her disc from school other than that I don't have any kind of Microsoft on here...and when I do a Windows update there's a message like in the center telling me I have no Microsoft on my system.

Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK2555GSX Antivirus Panda Free Antivirus Browser I'm a new FireFox Browser user~ Other Info Do Not Mess With Your Computer~
Unless You Know What You're Doing~
Unlike Me~I Had No Clue At All~I Thought I Did~
Do Not Mess With Your Computer~

Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK2555GSX Antivirus Panda Free Antivirus Browser I'm a new FireFox Browser user~ Other Info Do Not Mess With Your Computer~
Unless You Know What You're Doing~
Unlike Me~I Had No Clue At All~I Thought I Did~
Do Not Mess With Your Computer~

No I don't have anything just my daughter got the newest one from her college and she is able to share it. So she loaded that one on but I had already MS Word and MS Office 2010? (not sure on the date of that one)...but before the clean install I had all of Microsoft on here and now I have nothing...thought it came with it...

Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK2555GSX Antivirus Panda Free Antivirus Browser I'm a new FireFox Browser user~ Other Info Do Not Mess With Your Computer~
Unless You Know What You're Doing~
Unlike Me~I Had No Clue At All~I Thought I Did~
Do Not Mess With Your Computer~

Possible Memory Leak Virus - Anti-virus detects nothing?Hello, I am needing some support on what is exactly taking up all the RAM on my brother's PC as after about 8 hours of uptime, 65% of my Physical Memory is being used up with nothing really open. I did some research and found out it was a possible memory leak or virus, so I first tried to run...

I have a virus and unable to run/download anti-virus softwareHi,
This is my first time posting to the forum. I am not that knowledgeable with computers, but can follow basic instructions.
My laptop is acting funny--I think I have a virus. However, I am unable to run any anti-malware or anti-virus software. I try to run McAfee and I get an error...

System Security

Want ideas for Virus removal if virus shows up in safemode CMDHi, Looking for general ideas on how everyone else handles a strong virus. If the virus is showing up in Windows regular mode, it opens in safemode and opens in safmode with command prompt.
Besides the usual such as boot to repair mode and use system restore, dock hard drive to another pc and...